House to vote on Sandy disaster aid today

10:54 AM,
Jan. 15, 2013

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., left, confers with Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., center, as the House Rules Committee sorts through dozens of amendments on an aid package to assist victims of superstorm Sandy that devastated parts of the Northeast coast in October, at the Capitol in Washington Monday. The House is expected to vote on the bill Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Malia Rulon Herman
@mroulon

The House was poised Tuesday to begin consideration of a multi-billion-dollar disaster aid bill for victims of superstorm Sandy.

Read the full text of the bill here: Full text of House Resolution 152 - the Sandy aid bill. Visit house.gov to view the House proceedings and check back at APP.com for livestream of the discussion on the bill.

New Jersey and New York lawmakers are pushing for a robust package that would total at least $51 billion, but its prospects were uncertain. Many conservative Republicans have complained the price tag is too high. ...